As far as I know, I haven't read other books by this author or in the Big Sky Secrets series. I always think it is hard to do romantic suspense well in the page limit of Love Inspired Suspense. It's hard to tell two different stories. This one does a credible job on the suspense.

I'm not sure most people would react the way Jake did to finding someone hiding in a trailer pointing a rifle at them. Certainly his years on the force probably come into play there.

Emma's decision to trust Jake with her true story seems a bit abrupt. She's been keeping this secret for years and suddenly decides to tell it to a man she met only a few days before? I'm not sure I buy it.

The discussion questions at the end bring up a number of good points:
1. How frightening or surprising events change your life.
2. Are lies ever justified? What about the social "white lies" that most of us tell?
3. How far would you go to defend yourself or your loved ones?
4. Are there circumstances where divorce is the only option?
5. Betrayal by someone you trusted and how you handle it.
6. What are the qualities needed for a loving and enduring relationship? ( )

I enjoyed this book. Good story and characters that were easy to like.


I won this book in a goodreads giveaway. ( )